Lawyer's Inquiry Sparks Ethics Debate Over Client Ties
The affair centers on attorney Larry Wennlund and his associate Dan Quigley linked to the Schubert land deal near Joliet. Schubert's 1989 rezoning and IDOT acquisition steps raised questions about conflicts between Wennlund's law practice and business ties to Concrete Incorporated.
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Fluence
Schubert
Donald L. Wennlund
First National Bank of
Wennlund
IDOT
Joliet
William Schubert
Concrete Incorporated
Illinois Secretary of State
Cedar Road
Weinlund
Quigley
Richard Adorian
Adorjan
Larry
Wright and Babcock, Ltd
Illinois Ethics Debate Highlights Calls for Teeth in Rules
Mary Paleologos reports on a panel where a Republican and a Democrat questioned current ethics enforcement. Illinois Common Cause seeks a formal legislative ethics body with enforceable codes, criticizing vague rules and lack of penalties.
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Congressional Ethics Committee
Lang
Illinois Common Cause
Brian Welsh
Illinois
General Assembly
Barker
Mary Paleologos
Write-in challenge shadows GOP in Reynolds case
The Republican write-in bid faces a tough climb after Reynolds was indicted on sexual abuse child pornography and obstruction charges. No name on the ballot, and votes must be cast in a specific way. The campaign risks large losses as straight Democratic ballots could siphon tens of thousands of votes. Hoffman notes Ed Vrydoliak’s Chicago win as a precedent for write-ins.
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GOP
Hoffman
Chicago
Ed Vrydoliak
DeAngelis
Taxpayer Action Board urged at Homewood Flossmoor meeting
Residents packed the cafeteria as Quinn urged forming a Taxpayer Action Board to overhaul the tax system. He cited errors in property descriptions, market value, and comparable assessments and urged gathering evidence for appeals. He noted county records misstate homes and urged uniformity and citizen organization.
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Homewood- Flossmoor High School
Quinn
Taxpayer Action Board
Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals
Chicago
Board of
Citizens Utility Board
Commonwealth Edison
Richard Struder
Thornton Township
Struber
Community Push Drives Calls for Tougher County Criminal Action
Residents urge Cook County State's Attorney to pursue harsher gang related offenses and seek stiffer Sixth Judicial District sentences while pressing Illinois legislators to tighten juvenile laws. A village Court Watchers program forms to monitor court outcomes and remind elected judges of resident concerns as police step up patrols and plan to seize gang insignia hats.
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Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission
Illinois Supreme Court
Illinois
Cook County
Sixth Judicial District
Dubruiel
High Holy Days Reflections Highlight Jewish Renewal
Religious leaders from Homewood Park Forest Olympia Fields and Park Forest discuss themes of renewal in Rosh Hashana sermons. Rabbis Klein Wolkow Podwol Gluckman Dreyfus emphasize self examination, unity, responsibility, and acts of compassion as the year begins. They cite personal tenure, individual growth, and lessons from Schindler's List to guide reflection.
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Klein
Leo R. Wolkow
Temple B’nai Yehuda
Homewood
Shalom Podwol
Congregation
Am Echad
Park Forest
Donald Gluckman
Temple Anshe Sholoma Beth Torah
Olympia Fields
Gluckman
Congregation Beth Sholom
Ellen Dreyfus
Wolkow
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Anthony Oswacz
Oswacz
Northeastern Illinois Planning Commission
Troy Township
Shorewood
Channahon
Will County
Bill Barker
Chicago Council of Lawyers
Vrdolyak
Illinois Industrial Commission
ARDC
Dennis Rendleman
Illinois State Bar Association
Rendleman
Ini
Common Cause
House
Senate
Reynolds
Wausau South Holland
Holland Home
Louis South Holland
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